Health

Credit: Penn State University New, license-free DNA ladders will allow researchers to estimate the size of fragments of DNA for...

Credit: University of Texas at Dallas In a new study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found...

Credit: Will Kirk/JHU A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has discovered a biochemical signaling process that causes densely packed...

TU Dresden is going establish two new Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) and an additional CRC with TUD participation will be...

A new study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has found that taking Vitamin D supplements...

Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented...

The time has come for advancing combination therapies against Alzheimer's disease, explains James A. Hendrix, Ph.D., Alzheimer's Association director of...

A toddler's gender influences the brain responses as well as the behavior of fathers -- from how attentive they are...

Hamilton, ON (May 25, 2017) - A trial led by a McMaster University respirology professor shows promising results for a...

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (May 25, 2017) - For patients with advanced cancer, aggressive care -- chemotherapy, mechanical ventilation, acute...

A growing body of research suggests that bouldering, a form of rock climbing, can help build muscle and endurance while...

Credit: Michigan Medicine Researchers are working to determine why the aortic valve doesn't form correctly in patients with the most...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Thousands of critical care and pulmonology specialists from across the world gathered this week...

Every day 12 Australian diabetics have a limb amputated because of a non-healing wound. Globally, it's one every 30 seconds....

(Boston)--A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism in the prion protein, a protein responsible for neurodegenerative diseases, which may...

Philadelphia, PA, May 25, 2017 - The human brain functions on a delicate balance of reinforcing positive behaviors and suppressing...

Credit: © 2017 Jasmeen Merzaban The protein tags that adorn immune cells and engage with receptors to promote inflammation in...

Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS)--a non-invasive technique for applying electric current to areas of the brain--may be growing in popularity, but...

What happens in the brain when we see other people experiencing a trauma or being subjected to pain? Well, the...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - May 25, 2017 - Individuals whose insurance covered the cost of a comprehensive medical weight-loss program had...